The Grand Duchy of Minde is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Saguadnim with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, infamous sell-swords, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.228 billion Mindeans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Minde City. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Mindean economy, worth a remarkable 2,958 trillion Daugas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 182,300 Daugas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

A passport is literally priceless, heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-Daugas treacle machine, engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?", and nude art is becoming wildly popular. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Minde's national animal is the Stork, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Storkism.

Minde is ranked 4,656^th in the world and 2^nd in The Amaranthine Isles for Lowest Crime Rates, with 118.23 law-abiding acts per hour.